I passed that place on Niddrie Street (is it?) ends up at radisson blu on high street. The shop looks shut but is open, it hires out bicycles. If having n+1 for a temporary period is feasible.? The cycle service lend you their courtesy bike but they normally turn things round quickly. It is a folder that never really gets folded?
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Which bike? Commuting, shopping, days out, touring.
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Posted 6 years ago #
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@acsimpson. Thanks for the offer. I have low ceilings - unusual in an old property in Edinburgh but it's the bottom floor of what was probably a labourer's cottage.
I did take the cycle to Eastside who gave me an estimate of about 25% less than the other place, so it was worthwhile getting the Dawes repaired and keeping it for a couple more years. I'm a bike monogamist unlike you polyamorous lot here, and with monogamy it's better the devil you know, and it's what you're used to, and it has its good points i.e. it's a comfortable ride. Also being a bit battered looking it's less likely to be nicked.
Pleased with Eastside who chucked in a free bottle of cleaner and were quick with the repair.
They fitted one new Marathon tyre and put the front less worn Marathon tyre to the back. I got them in 2012 and haven't had a puncture since.
Thanks for the advice, everyone.
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@Rosie, that's great to hear. Eastside are really helpful in my experience, sounds like this was a very positive experience.
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I'm a bike monogamist unlike you polyamorous lot here
I have owned only two bicycles as an adult. The current one is eighteen years old and going strong despite having the equivalent of a couple of circumnavigations under its belt.
Heartening therefore to learn that the life of yours can be extended.
Posted 6 years ago # -
Does the Scaffolding Bike™ get a bicycle birthday party each year?
Posted 6 years ago # -
@unhurt
That's a Sterling idea. I still have the till receipt.
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+1 for Eastside, who were able to ream out a fifth of a millimetre of metal from my bike's headtube, and to circularise an ovalised seat tube clamp and ream it to 27.0mm.
My USE seatpost hadn't fitted that well in 13 years.
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Steel framed Single Speeds (with Carradice) are my everyday do everything bike.
Pretty lightweight and soak up a decent bit of the road surface.
Last one only went to scrap as the bottom bracket thread was gubbed, and then only after the final BB was glued in and lasted a further 18 months !
Current one is a fair few years old now has a lot of dings and scrapes but does everything round town well. Have had to renew a few wheels / chains / rear hub / 3 or 4 freewheels on over the years, but frame is as robust as ever.
Anything "difficult" gets done at Bicycle Works.
My road bike gets a decent amount of use now I am "retired" but I really cant be bothered with the faff of MTB any more - getting to somewhere to "do" MTB, gassing up suspension, all the cleaning of disks etc is just too much like hard work these days.
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@crowriver I'll use them again, even if the way home to the west is via Princes Street 'midst trams, buses, taxis in high volume.
Posted 6 years ago # -
i like my specialised Vita Sport, sold without mudguards or a rack.
with a rack, i do find it slightly heavy to carry on the shoulder, but that's partly because i have issues with my right wrist and shoulder. also, i think i could have gotten a lighter rack.i'm not a fan of the kevlar tires. the idea that i should have to clean my tires every day that i'm on the bike is a bit high maintenance for me.
i probably need to do one of those evening 'maintain your bike' courses to get me back in the habit of better care.
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